World Screen

SHERMAN OAKS: GRB Entertainment has added Emily Mayer to its development team in the role of VP.   As VP of development, Mayer will report to company founder Gary R. Benz, and will be responsible for developing and distributing original …

LONDON: ESPN has expanded its portfolio of English football rights, clinching a four-year deal to air The FA Cup beginning in 2010. The rights were previously held by Setanta, which folded earlier this year. Setanta’s EPL rights were also scooped …

LONDON: Mark Rosenegk has been appointed to serve as the VP of brand partnerships for FremantleMedia Enterprises’ (FME) U.K. licensing division. Rosenegk is tasked with securing brand relationships in the U.K. to create new commercial and creative opportunities within the …

LOS ANGELES: OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, which is scheduled to launch in January 2011, has inked a partnership with ro*co productions to add a range of independent feature docs to its slate. ro*co productions is a division of doc film distributor …

MUNICH/COLOGNE: TV Alliance has struck a deal for the worldwide distribution of the SUPER RTL entertainment formats Super Toy Club, Toggo United and Q-Boat, bringing the shows from the RTL-Disney joint-venture channel to the international market for the first time.  Super Toy …

MUNICH: The kids’ outfit TV-Loonland has been placed under preliminary administration by a German insolvency court after being unable to repay its debts. In a statement, the company’s management blamed shareholders for twice refusing to approve a share consolidation that …

LONDON: MTV Networks International (MTVNI) has scored new program sales for shows from its Comedy Central portfolio, including Reno 911.  TIMM in Germany went for seasons two and three of Strangers with Candy, along with picking up season two of …

BOULOGNE: TF1 has received an extension from the French competition authorities to gain the approval for its acquisition of the digital channels TMC and NT1. TF1 is seeking regulatory clearance to acquire 40 percent of TMC (bringing its stake to …

NEW YORK: In this video interview, Richard Propper, the founder and president of Solid Entertainment, discusses the strengths of the catalogue and talks about how the company has navigated the challenging times and is preparing for a more successful 2010.    …

LOS ANGELES: The first production to result from the development partnership between The Gurin Company and French outfit Coyote Conseil, La Main, is slated for a pre-Christmas broadcast in France on NRJ 12. The elimination-style competition watches 12 players compete …